Cisco | SMA-M170-K9 Content Security Management Appliance M170

Centralized management and reporting

The Cisco SMA simplifies administration by publishing configurations from a single management console to multiple Cisco WSAs. Updates and settings are managed centrally on that console rather than on the individual appliances. Organizations can dedicate specific appliances to individual applications for high-volume deployments.

Fully integrated reporting allows traffic data from multiple Cisco ESAs and WSAs to be consolidated.

Message tracking

Data is aggregated from multiple Cisco ESAs, including data categorized by sender, recipient, message subject, and other parameters. Scanning results, such as spam and virus verdicts, are also displayed, as are policy violations.

Web tracking

A record of individual web transactions is maintained, with information such as IP address, username, domain name, time accessed, and other details. Visibility is provided into employee use of Web 2.0 applications such as Facebook, YouTube, and instant messaging.

Web reporting

Web tracking information is aggregated in real time and displayed in a high-level, easy-to-use graphical format. Reporting features help administrators determine the websites, URL categories, and applications that employees can access on company devices.

Spam quarantining

Spam and marketing messages are stored centrally with the easy-to-use self-service Cisco Spam Quarantine solution. Large enterprises with multiple Cisco ESAs can offload their spam traffic to one location for easier tracking and provide a single point for employee access.

Threat monitoring

Data about web-based threats is provided in real time, including, for example, which users are encountering the most blocks or warnings, and which websites and URL categories pose the biggest risks. Malware and other threats that Cisco WSAs have detected and blocked are also reported.

Reputation scoring

This feature provides detailed information about the reputation scores of the websites that users access. These scores are based on data provided by Cisco WSAs, which analyze web server behavior and assign a score to each URL that reflects the likelihood that it contains malware.

Botnet detection

Ports and systems with potential malware connections are displayed. Data from the Layer 4 traffic monitoring feature on Cisco WSAs can help organizations detect and remediate botnet-infected hosts.

Number of Users*

Model

Disk Space

RAID Mirroring

Memory

CPUs

Large enterprise

10,000 or more

Cisco SMA M690

6.0 TB

(10 x 600-GB SAS)

Yes (RAID 10)

32 GB DDR4

2 x 2.4GHz, 6C

Large enterprise

10,000 or more

Cisco SMA M690X

9.6 TB

(16 x 600-GB SAS)

Yes (RAID 10)

32 GB DDR4

2 x 2.4GHz, 6C

Large enterprise

10,000 or more

Cisco SMA M680

4.8 TB

(8 x 600-GB SAS)

Yes (RAID 10)

32 GB, DDR3

2 x 2.0GHz, 6C

Midsize office

2000 to 10,000

Cisco SMA M390

3.6 TB

(6 x 600-GB SAS)

Yes (RAID 10)

16 GB DDR4

2 x 2.4GHz, 6C

Midsize office

2000 to 10,000

Cisco SMA M390X

4.8 TB

(6 x 600-GB SAS)

Yes (RAID 10)

16 GB DDR4

2 x 2.4GHz, 6C

Midsize office

2000 to 10,000

Cisco SMA M380

2.4 TB

(4 x 600-GB SAS)

Yes (RAID 10)

32 GB, DDR3

2 x 2.0GHz, 6C

Small business or branch office

Up to 2000

Cisco SMA M190

1.2 TB

(2 x 600-GB SAS)

Yes (RAID 1)

8 GB, DDR4

1 x 1.9GHz, 6C

Small business or branch office

Up to 2000

Cisco SMA M170

500 GB

(2 x 250-GB SATA)

Yes (RAID 1)

4 GB, DDR3

1 x 2.8GHz, 2C

Cisco SMA M690

Cisco SMA M690X

Cisco SMA M680

Hardware platform

Form factor

2 rack units (2RU)

2 rack units (2RU)

2 rack units (2RU)

Dimensions 
(H x W x D)

3.4 in. x 19 in. x 29 in.

(8.6 cm. x 48.3 cm. x 73.7 cm.)

3.4 in. x 19 in. x 29 in.

 (8.6 cm. x 48.3 cm. x 73.7 cm.)

3.4 in. x 19 in. x 29 in.

(8.6 cm. x 48.3 cm. x 73.7 cm.)

Redundant power supply

Yes

Yes

Yes

Remote power cycle

Yes

Yes

Yes

DC power option

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hot-swappable hard drive

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ethernet interfaces

6 port 1G Base-T copper network interface (NICs), RJ - 45

6 port 1G Base-T copper network interface (NICs), RJ - 45

6 port 1G Base-T copper network interface (NICs), RJ - 45

Speed (Mbps)

10/100/1000, autonegotiate

10/100/1000, autonegotiate

10/100/1000, autonegotiate

Fiber option

Yes, Separate SKUs

2 port 1G Base-SX Fiber:

SMA-M690-1G

2 port 10G Base-SR Fiber:

SMA-M690-10G

Yes, Separate SKUs

6 port 1G Base-SX Fiber:

SMA-M690-1G

6 port 10G Base-SR Fiber:

SMA-M690-10G

Yes, Separate SKUs

6 port 1G Base-SX Fiber:

SMA M680-1G

6 port 10G Base-SR Fiber:

SMA M680-10G

Cisco SMA M390

Cisco SMA M390X

Cisco SMA M380

Hardware platform

Form factor

1 rack unit (1RU)

1 rack unit (1RU)

2 rack units (2RU)

Dimensions 
(H x W x D)

1.7 in. x 19 in. x 31 in.

 (4.3 cm. x 48.3 cm. x 78.7 cm.)

1.7 in. x 19 in. x 31 in.

 (4.3 cm. x 48.3 cm. x 78.7 cm.)

3.5 in. x 19 in. x 29 in.

(8.9 cm. x 48.3 cm. x 73.7 cm.)

Redundant power supply

Yes

Yes

Yes

Remote power cycle

Yes

Yes

Yes

DC power option

No

No

Yes

Hot-swappable hard drive

Yes

Yes

Yes

Fiber option

No

No

No

Ethernet

6 port 1G Base-T copper network interface (NICs), RJ - 45

6 port 1G Base-T copper network interface (NICs), RJ - 45

6 port 1G Base-T copper network interface (NICs), RJ - 45

Speed (Mbps)

10/100/1000, autonegotiate

10/100/1000, autonegotiate

10/100/1000, autonegotiate

Cisco SMA M190

Cisco SMA M170

Hardware platform

Form factor

1 rack unit (1RU)

1 rack unit (1RU)

Dimensions 
(H x W x D)

1.7 in. x 19 in. x 31 in.

(4.3 cm. x 48.3 cm. x 78.7 cm)

1.64 in. x 15.25 in. x 19 in.

(4.2 cm. x 38.7 cm. x 48.3 cm)

Redundant power supply

Yes, Accessory option

No

Remote power cycle

No

No

DC power option

No

No

Hot-swappable hard drive

Yes

Yes

Fiber option

No

No

Ethernet

2 port 1G Base-T copper network interface (NICs), RJ - 45

2 port 1G Base-T copper network interface (NICs), RJ - 45

Speed (Mbps)

10/100/1000, autonegotiate

10/100/1000, autonegotiate

SMA Users

SMA Users

Model

Disk

Memory

Cores

Evaluations only

Cisco SMAV M000v

250 GB (10K RPM SAS)

4 GB

1 (2.7 GHz)

Small Enterprise

(up to 1K)

Cisco SMAV M100v

250 GB (10K RPM SAS)

6 GB

2 (2.7 GHz)

Medium Enterprise

(up to 5K)

Cisco SMAV M300v

1024 GB (10K RPM SAS)

8 GB

4 (2.7 GHz)

Large enterprise or service provider

Cisco SMAV M600v

2032 GB (10K RPM SAS)

8 GB

8 (2.7 GHz)

Servers

Cisco UCS

VMware ESXi 5.0, 5.1 and 5.5 Hypervisor